Welcome Home Heroes event honors veterans

June 8, 2012|By Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel

A veterans' support group will honor soldiers and former soldiers during a Saturday festival at the Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.

The festival will include a job fair, food, bands and games, all to offer support to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. All former soldiers are welcome, according to Veterans Services of America, a West Palm Beach-based nonprofit organization and festival host.

The organization has been buying apartments near downtown West Palm Beach and renting them to formerly homeless veterans for $275 to $400 a month. The organization operates 11 buildings and 39 apartments in the northwest neighborhood of the city, including properties on 11th Street, 20th Street and Sapodilla Avenue.

The free event begins at 4:30 p.m. with the job fair. Concert begins at 7 p.m. with Queen and AC/DC tribute bands. Call 561-400-7194 for information.